Volume 12, Issue 1 (6-2024)
jmsthums 2024, 12(1): 66-79 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
M K, M B, M P, M A M. Explaining the experiences of married students from childbearing challenges during their student life: A Qualitative study. jmsthums 2024; 12 (1) :66-79
URL: http://jms.thums.ac.ir/article-1-1271-en.html
URL: http://jms.thums.ac.ir/article-1-1271-en.html
1- Health Promotion Research Center، Zahedan University of Medical Sciences، Zahedan، Iran
2- Student Research Committee، Zahedan University of Medical Sciences، Zahedan، Iran
2- Student Research Committee، Zahedan University of Medical Sciences، Zahedan، Iran
Abstract: (532 Views)
Background & Aim: Childbearing is one of the most important components of population science. Today, the decrease in the desire to have children and as a result the population decrease is in the list of important social issues of the country. Declining population growth will have disastrous consequences for the country's health. Despite the importance of the issue of reducing childbearing, no study has been conducted in students for a deeper clear understanding. The present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the experiences of Explaining students' experiences of Childbearing.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted by content analysis method in 2023 in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. The research population included all married students who did not want to have children. Sampling was purpose-based and continued until data saturation was reached. Data collection was done using a semi-structured interview guide and 18 research participants (10 men and 8 women) were interviewed. Data analysis was done using conventional content analysis method.
Results: In this study, 44% of the participants were between 22-26 years old. The educational level of most of them (8 people) was master's degree. Based on data analysis, 3 main challenges related to unwillingness to have children were extracted. Economic challenges included two subcategories of financial problems and job factors, challenges related to education included two subcategories of factors related to university and time factors related to education, and individual challenges included three subcategories of mental issues, physical issues, and factors related to marriage. Conclusion: Reducing economic problems as the most important reason for not wanting to have children, even without the approval of encouraging policies in the direction of having children, can lead to an increase in the fertility rate. For this, the social, economic and cultural infrastructures of the society must be developed in a sustainable manner.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted by content analysis method in 2023 in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. The research population included all married students who did not want to have children. Sampling was purpose-based and continued until data saturation was reached. Data collection was done using a semi-structured interview guide and 18 research participants (10 men and 8 women) were interviewed. Data analysis was done using conventional content analysis method.
Results: In this study, 44% of the participants were between 22-26 years old. The educational level of most of them (8 people) was master's degree. Based on data analysis, 3 main challenges related to unwillingness to have children were extracted. Economic challenges included two subcategories of financial problems and job factors, challenges related to education included two subcategories of factors related to university and time factors related to education, and individual challenges included three subcategories of mental issues, physical issues, and factors related to marriage. Conclusion: Reducing economic problems as the most important reason for not wanting to have children, even without the approval of encouraging policies in the direction of having children, can lead to an increase in the fertility rate. For this, the social, economic and cultural infrastructures of the society must be developed in a sustainable manner.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
General
Received: 2024/03/27 | Accepted: 2024/05/12 | Published: 2024/07/24
Received: 2024/03/27 | Accepted: 2024/05/12 | Published: 2024/07/24
References
1. Gholami M, Ahmadi A, Taebi M, Jahani Y, Alidousti K. Effectiveness of Counseling Based on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy with Enhanced Cognitive Therapy on the Sexual Quality of Life of Married Adolescent Women. Eficácia do aconselhamento baseado em psicoterapia analítica funcional - Com abordagem de terapia cognitiva aprimorada (FECT) na qualidade de vida sexual de mulheres adolescentes casadas. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2021;43(7):513-521. [DOI:10.1055/s-0041-1733914]
2. Nikparvar F, Stith S, Spencer C, Panaghi L. The Relationship Between Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration and Other Types of IPV Among Iranian Married Individuals. J Interpers Violence. 2021;36(13-14):6050-6072. [DOI:10.1177/0886260518815714]
3. Jafari A, Alami A, Charoghchian E, Delshad Noghabi A, Nejatian M. The impact of effective communication skills training on the status of marital burnout among married women. BMC Womens Health. 2021;21(1):231. Published 2021 Jun 3. [DOI:10.1186/s12905-021-01372-8]
4. Kazemi Z, Mousavi MS, Etemadifar M. The effect of counseling based on the PLISSIT model on sexual quality of life of married women with multiple sclerosis referring to MS center in 2019: a randomized, controlled trial. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2021;24(3):437-444. [DOI:10.1007/s00737-020-01080-6]
5. Mardi A, Ebadi A, Behboodi-Moghadam Z, Abazari M, Nezhad-Dadgar N, Shadman A. Developing and Psychometric Evaluation of a Reproductive Health Assessment Scale for Married Adolescent Women: An Exploratory Mixed-Method Study. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2021;26(3):266-271. Published 2021 May 17. [DOI:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_238_19]
6. Ghorbani V, Zanjani Z, Omidi A, Sarvizadeh M. Efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on depression, pain acceptance, and psychological flexibility in married women with breast cancer: a pre- and post-test clinical trial. Trends Psychiatry Psychother. 2021;43(2):126-133. [DOI:10.47626/2237-6089-2020-0022]
7. Abadian K, Keshavarz Z, Milani HS, Hamdieh M, Nasiri M. Exploring Iranian married working women's experiences regarding sexual health challenges. J Educ Health Promot. 2021;10:121. Published 2021 Mar 31. [DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_922_20]
8. Kizeev MV, Lazarev AV, Kalininskaya AA, et al. Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2022;30(s1):1023-1026. Published 2022 Dec 15. [DOI:10.32687/0869-866X-2022-30-s1-1023-1026]
9. Taherbakht, Elaha, Mohaghegh Damad, Maryam Elsadat. Jurisprudential-legal challenges of therapeutic abortion in the light of the family and youth protection law. jurisprudence and family law, 1402; (): -.
10. Hosseini S, Firooz M, Karimi moonaghi H. Content Analysis Approaches and methods in Iranian Nursing Studies: A Narrative Review Study. Journal title 2022; 10 (2) :84-97
11. He L, Li ST, Qin MX, Yan Y, La YY, Cao X, Cai YT, Wang YX, Liu J, Wu DH, Feng Q. Unsupervised clustering analysis of comprehensive health status and its influencing factors on women of childbearing age: a cross-sectional study from a province in central China. BMC Public Health. 2023 Nov 9;23:2206. [DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-17096-3]
12. Naghipour F, Yadollahpour M H, Bakouei F, Hosseini S R, Khafri S. Studying childbearing attitude among interns and residents of Babol University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2018-2019. IHJ 2021; 6 (1):108-114
13. Ghorbani, Faizeh, Golmakani, Nahid, Shakri, Mohammad Taghi. The relationship between the use of virtual social networks and the tendency to have children in students of Ferdowsi and Medical Sciences University of Mashhad: a cross-sectional study. Iranian Journal of Women, Obstetrics and Infertility, 2015; 19(19): 15-24.
14. Niazi, Azin, Moradi, Maryam, Nouravaran Faizabadi, Maryam, Ghasemi Asl, Shima, Bashiri, Mehrnaz, Salehi, Fariba. Investigating the motivation of students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences to have children. Navid No, 1401; 25(84): 44-56.
15. Santos LO, Paula TF, Souza MJS, Santos BNSD, Pena ED, Felisbino-Mendes MS. Self-rated health of Brazilian women of childbearing age: a cross-sectional study. Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2023 Oct 30;57:e20230127. [DOI:10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2023-0127en]
16. Khadivzadeh T, Hadizadeh Talasaz Z, Shakeri M T. Predicting factors affecting the delay in first childbearing among young married women using the Bandura's social learning theory . Journal of Hayat 2017; 23 (3):226-242
17. Kaveh Firouz, Zainab, Zare, Bijan, Jahanbakhsh Ganja, Sadeq. The effect of the components of social and cultural capital on the attitude towards having children (case study: couples on the verge of marriage in Tehran). Social studies and research in Iran, 2016; 6(1): 119-143.
18. Balakhani, Qadir. Qualitative investigation of attitude towards population policies and having children (case study of youth in Ardabil province). Women's strategic studies, 1401; 24(96): 39-67.
19. Rakotosamimanana S, Mangahasimbola RT, Ratovoson R, Randremanana RV. Determinants of COVID-19-related knowledge and disrupted habits during epidemic waves among women of childbearing age in urban and rural areas of the Malagasy Middle East. BMC Public Health. 2023 Oct 12;23(1):1990. [DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-16931-x]
20. NeJhaddadgar N, Ziapour A, Jafarzadeh M, Ezzati F, Rezaei F, Darabi F. Explaining barriers to childbearing using the risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategy: Based on action research. Health Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 4;6(10):e1606. [DOI:10.1002/hsr2.1606]
21. Li Q, Du M, Knight JC, Yi Y, Wang Q, Wang PP, Zhu Y. Dental Insurance Coverage, Dentist Visiting, and Oral Health Status among Asian Immigrant Women of Childbearing Age in Canada: A Comparative Study. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Oct 1;11(19):2666. PMC10572324. [DOI:10.3390/healthcare11192666]
22. Tavakolian N, Hassan Lotfi M, Taheri Soodejani M, Madadizadeh F, Kalantari F. The trend of marriage, childbearing, and divorce and its determinants of socio-economic factors on divorce in Yazd province 2016-2021: A cross-sectional study. Int J Reprod Biomed. 2023 Sep 20;21(8):657-666. [DOI:10.18502/ijrm.v21i8.14021]
23. Miquel L, Liotta J, Hours A, Bottin P, Castel P, Perrin J, Guillemain C, Courbiere B. Feasibility and efficiency of delayed ovarian stimulation and metaphase II oocyte banking for fertility preservation and childbearing desire after fertility-impairing treatment. Sci Rep. 2023 Sep 20;13(1):15661. [DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-42583-3]
24. Alimoradi Z, Zarabadipour S, Arrato NA, Griffiths MD, Andersen BL, Bahrami N. The relationship between cognitive schemas activated in sexual context and early maladaptive schemas among married women of childbearing age. BMC Psychol. 2022 May 23;10(1):131. [DOI:10.1186/s40359-022-00829-1]
25. Hashemzadeh M, Shariati M, Nazari A, Keramat A, Ebrahimi E. Principal Factors Affecting Couples' Childbearing Policies: A Roadmap for Policymaking. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2022 Sep 14;27(5):413-419. [DOI:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_225_20]
26. Moeini B, Erfani A, Barati M, Doosti-Irani A, Hosseini H, Soheylizad M. Understanding the rationales behind childbearing: A qualitative study based on extended theory of planned behavior. J Educ Health Promot. 2022 Apr 28;11:119. [DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_849_21]
27. Safdari-Dehcheshmeh F, Noroozi M, Taleghani F, Memar S. Explaining the pattern of childbearing behaviors in couples: Protocol for a focused ethnographic study. J Educ Health Promot. 2022 Feb 26;11:71. [DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_579_21]
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb